Mlɔƒe le wò ʋu me dedie: dzomeŋɔli ƒe dzoxɔxɔ, dzomeŋɔli ƒe dzoxɔxɔ, kple ʋutɔɖoƒe si le se nu¶

Zi geɖe la, aƒe siwo li ke ƒe bu alo amewo nyanya kpata, aƒemekuxiwo, alo ganyawo ƒe sesẽ zia ame ɖekaɖekawo kple ƒomewo dzi be woazã woƒe ʋu si me amewo tona, SUV, alo ʋu sue aɖe abe bebeƒe kpata ene. Togbɔ be ʋu si wotu naa dedienɔnɔ ŋutɔŋutɔ tso ya, tsidzadza, kple ablɔdzi amedzidzedze me hã la, ʋu ƒe xɔ nye ga kple ahuhɔ̃e ƒe aɖaka si me womexea mɔ na nyuie o si fa miamiamia le aɖabaƒoƒo 60 me le dzomeŋɔli, eɖoa dzoxɔxɔ si wua ame le dzoxɔxɔnamɔ̃ me le aɖabaƒoƒo 20 me le dzomeŋɔli ƒe ɣe ƒe keklẽ me, eye wòhea carbon monoxide ƒe afɔku siwo ate ŋu ade ame ƒe agbe afɔku me vɛ ne wodo dzoe le mɔ si mesɔ o nu.

Be nànɔ dedie esime nèle wò ʋu me alo nèle alɔ̃ dɔm la bia zã me nuwɔna si ŋu woɖɔ ɖo: be nàdi Ʋutɔɖoƒe Dedie ƒe Ðoɖowɔɖi ƒe teƒe siwo le se nu alo esiwo ŋu woɖe mɔ ɖo le afisi womahe wò alo axɔ tikiti na wò o, nàwɔ fesre ƒe nusiwo wotsɔ dea nu me siwo ƒe amadede nye matte-black siwo kpɔa ame ŋutɔ ƒe nyawo ta esime nèle fesrewo gbãm be ya nate ŋu age ɖe wo nɔewo me, akpɔ amegbetɔ ƒe gbɔgbɔtsixetsixe dzi ale be wò abawo nanɔ ƒu abe ƒu ene le vuvɔ si mede zero o me, kple wò safuiwo kple ʋukula ƒe zikpui nanɔ klalo be yeadzo le sɛkɛnd 10 me ne afɔkua gogo.

Wɔ esia fifia¶

1. Di Ʋutɔɖoƒe Dedie si ŋu woɖe mɔ ɖo, ɖiɖiɖemeƒe si le mɔdodo gã dzi gaƒoƒo 24, alo ablɔdzi teƒe si le se nu si me kekeli le nyuie hafi viviti nado. Ƒo ka na 211 le United States kple Canada (alo yi ɖasrãe kpɔ 211.org), te ɖe miaƒe nutoa me aɖaŋuɖoha ƒe aƒewo ƒe ƒuƒoƒo ŋu le UK (StreetLink alo miaƒe aɖaŋuɖoha ƒe aƒemanɔsitɔwo ƒe dɔwɔwɔ le gaƒoƒo godo), alo ƒo ka na 1800 825 955 le Australia be nàbia nutoa me Ʋutɔɖoƒe Dedie ƒe Ðoɖowo, ʋutɔɖoƒe siwo dzi woléa ŋku ɖo siwo me nugododeƒewo le, dedienɔnɔdzikpɔlawo, kple hadomekpekpeɖeŋudɔwɔlawo koŋ na amesiwo mlɔ ʋuwo me.
2. Tɔ ʋua eye wò ŋgɔgbe tasiaɖamfɔwo nafia asi mɔ si dzi nàto ado le eme si me mɔxenu aɖeke mele o. Trɔ yi ʋutɔɖoƒe ɣesiaɣi alo tia teƒe si nàhe to eme ale be ne ame aɖe te wò ʋɔtrua ƒe asiléƒewo kpɔ alo do ŋɔdzi na wò le ŋdi ga 3:00 me la, àte ŋu atrɔ ayi Drive tẽe eye nàhe ɖe megbe evɔ mahiã be nàgbugbɔ ŋkuagbãtɔe le ʋu eve siwo wotɔ dome o.
3. Keep your driver's seat completely clear and hang your car keys in the exact same spot every night. Never pile laundry, totes, or food on the driver's seat or around the brake and gas pedals. Clip your ignition keys to a carabiner on your belt loop or hang them from a fixed hook right above your head so you can jump into the front seat and drive away in under 10 seconds without turning on an interior dome light.
4. Mègadɔ alɔ̃ kple petrol alo diesel mɔ̃ si le dɔ wɔm le sno me, le ʋudzraɖoƒe, alo kple yaƒoƒo si xɔ dzo gbeɖe o, eye mègazã propane asaɖa me dzoxɔxɔnamɔ̃wo le ʋu si wotu me gbeɖe o. Ʋu si mewɔa dɔ o si ƒe asike ƒe pɔmpi xe alo yaƒoƒo sue aɖe si le dodom la yɔa ʋua me fũ kple carbon monoxide (\(CO\)) si meʋẽna o, si wua ame le aɖabaƒoƒo ʋɛ aɖewo me, eye butane/propane dzoxɔxɔnamɔ̃ siwo me ya mele o la megaɖea oxygen o le ʋuxɔ sue aɖe si ƒe didime nye kubik-meta 3 me esime nèle wò alɔ̃kotokua ƒom ɖe tsidzadza me. Kp digital Carbon Monoxide alarm si zãa batri le ʋua me le ta ƒe kɔkɔme me le zã sia me.
5. Ʋu axadzifesre eve siwo tsi tre ɖe wo nɔewo ŋu sentimeta 1 va ɖo 2 (sentimeta 0.5 va ɖo 0.8) le dzomeŋɔli ƒe yame ƒe fafa gɔ̃ hã me. Zã sia zã la, ame tsitsi ɖeka si le alɔ̃ dɔm la gbɔa ya heɖea fifia si ade mililita 350 va ɖo 500 (kplu 1.5 va ɖo 2). Fesre siwo me gbagbã mele o la, tsi ma ƒoa ƒu ɖe xɔtaxɔ ƒe akɔta fafɛ siwo wotsɔ ga wɔe dzi, gena ɖe wò alɔ̃kotokua me, gblẽa eƒe dzoxɔxɔnutsitike, eye wòɖea fesre ƒe dzesi si me afu le la ɖe go na amesiame si to eŋu be ame aɖe mlɔ eme.
6. Ne èno aha alo atike aɖe si naa ame ƒe dzi dzea eme la, tsɔ wò safuiwo de ʋudzraɖoƒe alo asigɛɖaka me le dzodoƒea godo. Le United States ƒe nuto akpa gãtɔ me la, Canada, UK ("aha muame si le ʋu si le ʋu aɖe dzi kpɔm"), kple Australia, ne èbɔbɔ nɔ anyi alo mlɔ ʋu si wotɔ me esime nèwu aha sesẽ ƒe seɖoƒea nu eye safuiawo le dzodoƒe, alo le wò kotoku me gɔ̃ hã si nàte ŋu aɖo ʋukukua gbɔ la, wotsɔ nya ɖe ŋuwò be enye nuvlowɔla Driving Under the Influence (DUI / DWI) agɔdzedze, ne mɔ̃a tsi eye nèdɔ alɔ̃ le megbezikpui dzi gɔ̃ hã.

Zã sia zã ʋu ƒe bebeƒe kple dedienɔnɔ ŋuti nyametsotso ƒe ɖoɖowɔɖi¶

Wɔ ɖe afɔɖeɖe ɖesiaɖe ƒe dɔwɔwɔ ƒe ɖoɖo sia dzi fiẽ sia fiẽ be nàƒo asa na hehe, mɔ̃wo ƒe gbagbã, alo kpovitɔwo ƒe nyayɔyɔ.

flowchart TD
    A["Preparing to sleep in your vehicle tonight"] --> B["Complete daytime prep at a park or library before 7:00 PM"]
    B --> C["Arrange sleeping pad, fill water bottles, use public restroom, and brush teeth"]
    C --> D{"Where are you parking to sleep?"}
    D -->|"Sanctioned Safe Parking lot or 24-hr Highway Rest Area"| E["Park facing exit, check posted hour limits, and register with lot host if required"]
    D -->|"Public street or 24-hr commercial lot"| F["Verify no Overnight Parking / Street Sweeping / Tow-Away signs within 50 meters"]
    E --> G["Arrive at sleep spot after dark: Do NOT step outside or turn on bright cabin lights"]
    F --> G
    G --> H["Crack two windows 1.5 cm, install matte-black window covers, and lock all doors"]
    H --> I{"What Happens During the Night?"}
    I -->|"Stranger pulls door handle or circles car"| J["Hit panic alarm or climb into clear driver seat, start engine, and drive to lighted station"]
    I -->|"Police officer or security guard knocks"| K["Turn on interior dome light, keep hands visible, roll window down 5 cm, and be polite/honest"]

The Golden Rule of Stealth Parking: Separate where you "live" from where you "sleep"¶

The #1 mistake people make during their first week of vehicle residency is pulling into a parking spot at 6:00 PM, opening the trunk to rummage through suitcases, cooking food on the tailgate, idling with headlights or interior dome lights glowing, and sitting in the front seat watching bright phone videos for three hours before going to sleep.

To avoid angry homeowners calling the police, private security guards ordering you to leave at 2:00 AM, or predatory criminals targeting your car, follow the Two-Location Rule:

1. Location A (Your Daytime / Evening Prep Spot, 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM): Spend your evening hours at a public municipal park, library parking lot, busy grocery store lot, 24-hour gym, or highway travel plaza. While at Location A, eat dinner, reorganize your trunk so your sleeping platform is completely made up in the back, put on your sleeping thermal base layers, use a public restroom one final time, and get your window covers ready within arm's reach.
2. Location B (Your Sleep-Only Spot, Arrive at 10:00 PM, Leave by 6:30 AM): Drive to your quiet overnight sleeping spot only when you are ready to lie down and go straight to sleep.
   • Turn off your headlights as you pull into the final spot (using parking lights only for the last 2 seconds so you do not shine high beams into apartment windows).
   • Do NOT open your car doors or step outside at your sleep spot. Climb straight from the driver's seat into the back sleeping area inside the locked car.
   • Put up your blackout window covers in 30 seconds without turning on the ceiling dome light (switch your ceiling dome light toggle permanently to the OFF / . DOOR OFF position so opening a door never lights up the interior like a stage).
   • Dzo le ŋdi ga 6:00 va ɖo 6:30 AM hafi ŋdi mɔzɔlawo alo fiasedzikpɔlawo nava, eye mègamlɔ ablɔdzi teƒe ɖeka tututu zã eve ɖe wo nɔewo yome gbeɖe o (trɔ to teƒe 5 va ɖo 7 siwo ŋu woɖo kpee ƒe xexlẽdzesiwo me).

Tsɔtsɔ sɔ kple ʋutɔɖoƒe si woate ŋu azã le zã me: Sedziwɔwɔ, dedienɔnɔ, kple afɔku siwo le ʋu hehe me¶

Where you park determines whether you get eight hours of uninterrupted rest or wake up to a tow truck lifting your front axle. Compare these seven common parking environments before choosing tonight's spot.

How to make DIY stealth window covers (For under 15 dollars)¶

Hanging colorful bedsheets, floral towels, or cardboard held up with duct tape inside your car windows screams "Someone is living in this car" from a block away, inviting immediate complaints and police knocks.

Instead, build custom-fitted, reversible Stealth Window Inserts that look from the outside exactly like dark factory-tinted glass at night:

1. Materials needed:
   • aluminum bubble insulation si ƒe axa eve le (Reflectix) ƒe agbalẽ xatsaxatsa ɖeka tso xɔtunudzraƒe (alo corrugated plastic poster boards / Coroplast yibɔ eve siwo le ɣie tso ɔfis nuzazãwo ƒe fiase me, alo kakɛ si le ɣie ne le gazazã si nye dɔlar zero me).
   • avɔ yibɔ matte ƒe agbalẽ xatsaxatsa ɖeka (lãfu yibɔ si mexɔ asi o, felt yibɔ, alo abadzivɔ eve si wotsɔ kotoklobo yibɔ si tso nuzazãwo ƒe fiase me, gbeɖuɖɔkotoku yibɔ siwo meklẽna gbeɖe o, siwo ɖea ablɔdzikaɖiwo fiana abe ahuhɔ̃e ene) kple spray adhesive alo gorilla tape yibɔ ƒe gaze ɖeka.
2. Alesi woatso wo ahade wo wo me:
   • Lé Reflectix alo poster board la ɖe axadzifesre ɖesiaɖe kple megbefesre ƒe eme, tsɔ dzesi aɖe di rababa fesre ƒe ʋuƒoa ƒe gogloƒe tututu, eye nàtsoe milimeta 5 (inch 0.2) wòalolo wu glass ƒe ʋuʋu ale be wòaƒo ɖe fesrea ƒe ʋuƒoa me sesĩe to ʋuʋu ɖeɖeko me kple zero suction cups alo tape si woate ŋu akpɔ tso gota.
   • Kpe avɔ yibɔ matte la ɖe akpa ɖesiaɖe ƒe akpa ɖeka.
3. Alesi akpa eve ƒe ɖoɖo si woate ŋu atrɔ la wɔa dɔe:
   • Le zã me (Stealth & Warmth Mode): Mia ʋuƒoawo ɖe wò megbe kple axadzi fesrewo me eye avɔ yibɔ matte la dze ŋgɔ DODO ɖo ta ahuhɔ̃ea gbɔ (eye klosalo ƒe akpa si dzoxɔxɔ klẽna la dze ŋgɔ ememe ɖo ta wò ŋutilã gbɔ). Ne kpovitɔ alo ame aɖe si va yina klẽ akaɖi ɖe wò ʋu ƒe fesre ŋu tẽ tso didiƒe si didi meta 1 hã la, matte black insert si le dɔwɔƒea ƒe fesre ƒe ahuhɔ̃e megbe la le abe ƒuƒlu viviti 5% adzame fesre ƒe amadede ene pɛpɛpɛ, ame aɖeke mate ŋu agblɔ be nutsyɔnu aɖe le afima o, eye kekeli zero si tso wò telefon ƒe screen dzi sina.
   • Le ŋkeke me ŋdɔkutsu dzatsɛ (Dzoxɔxɔ Gbegbe ƒe Nɔnɔme): Trɔ ʋuƒoawo ƒo xlãe ale be klosalo aluminum ƒe akpa si le keklẽm la nadze ŋgɔ DODO ɖe ahuhɔ̃ea ŋu, nàgbugbɔ ɣe ƒe dzoxɔxɔ ƒe alafa memama 90 aƒu gbe ɖe gota hafi wòate ŋu ado dzo na wò ʋua ƒe ʋuƒo kple zikpuiwo.
   • Na ŋgɔgbe yaƒoƒo ƒe ahuhɔ̃e vs ŋgɔgbexɔ ƒe xɔmetsovɔ: De asitsa klosalo accordion ɣe ƒe keklẽ dzro aɖe wò ŋgɔgbe yaƒoƒo ƒe ahuhɔ̃e me (si dzena abe ɖe wòle dzɔdzɔme nu keŋkeŋ le ʋu ɖesiaɖe si wotɔ me), eye nàtsɔ **matte black fleece avɔ kakɛ aɖe si wobla ɖe bungee ka yibɔ aɖe dzi ** ɖe ŋgɔgbe taɖodzinuawo megbe tututu. Amesiame si le ŋgɔgbe ƒe ahuhɔ̃ea godo la, ekpɔa ŋgɔgbezikpui ƒuƒlu kple nusi le abe vɔvɔli doviviti aɖe ene le taɖodzinuawo megbe.

Surviving freezing winter nights in a car without idling the engine¶

When outside air drops to 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), the temperature inside an uninsulated parked car drops to match the outside freezing air within 45 to 90 minutes after you turn the engine off. In addition, cold air sinks through the thin sheet-metal floor pan of the car and steals heat from your back from underneath (conductive heat loss).

Zã agbetsitsi ƒe ɖoɖo sia si ƒe akpa 5 le vuvɔŋɔli be dzoxɔxɔ naɖo -15 degree Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) evɔ màtɔ dzo mɔ̃memi alo màde afɔku me be aɖi si nye carbon monoxide o:

1. Insulate Underneath Your Body First (The R-Value Rule): A thick sleeping bag or five blankets on top of you do nothing for the flattened insulation crushed beneath your body weight. You must place 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) of closed-cell foam underneath your body: layer a folding foam camping pad (such as a Therm-a-Rest Z Lite or Walmart blue foam pad), puzzle-piece foam gym floor mats, or three layers of corrugated cardboard plus a folded wool blanket underneath your sleeping bag.
2. Use the "Sleeping Bag Inside a Fleece Blanket + Outer Quilt" Cocoon: Instead of one thin summer sleeping bag, layer a mummy-style cold-weather sleeping bag (rated to -9°C to -18°C / 15°F to 0°F) with a warm fleece throw blanket tucked inside around your shoulders and neck (to stop cold air drafts from puffing in when you roll over), and drape a second synthetic comforter or wool blanket loosely over the top.
3. Mègadɔ alɔ̃ le ŋkeke me awu xɔdzowo me gbeɖe o, eye nàdo beanie-wu ƒuƒu kple alẽfu sox ɣiwo: Fifia makpɔmakpɔ le wò ŋkeke me awudziwui kple soxwo me tso azɔlizɔzɔ ŋkeke bliboa me; ne ètsɔ kotoku si me tsi le ƒo xlã wò alɔ̃kotoku la, tsi ma ƒuna eye wònana wò afɔwo fa zã bliboa katã. Trɔ ɖe awu ƒuƒu 100 le alafa me si me dzoxɔxɔ le kple Merino-lãfu alo lãfu sox ƒuƒu ƒuƒu si wodzra ɖo ɖi na alɔ̃dɔdɔ koŋ ŋu, eye nàdo lãfu/lãfu beanie-wu si me dzo le (wò ŋutilã ƒe dzoxɔxɔ si wu 30 le alafa me dona to ta kple kɔ si wometsyɔ o me).
4. The Nalgene Hot-Water Bottle Core Heater Trick: Before heading to your sleep spot, fill a thick-walled, leak-proof 1-liter BPA-free Tritan water bottle (such as a genuine Nalgene), or a rubber hot water bottle, with hot water (from a convenience store hot-tea/coffee dispenser tap, workplace breakroom kettle, or camp stove used outdoors at a park), wrap it in a thick sock so it cannot burn your skin, and place it down at the bottom of your sleeping bag between your upper inner thighs (right over the femoral arteries) or against your core. It radiates heat inside your sealed sleeping bag for 6 to 8 hours and gives you unfrozen drinking water in the morning.
5. Never bury your mouth and nose inside your sleeping bag: When your nose gets cold at night, your instinct is to pull your sleeping bag hood or blankets completely over your face and breathe inside the bag. Never do this. Within two hours, the half-liter of warm moisture in your exhaled breath condenses inside the synthetic or down fibers of the sleeping bag, soaking the insulation from the inside out so you wake up at 4:00 AM shivering uncontrollably in a clammy bag. Keep a warm fleece neck gaiter or loose balaclava over your cheeks and nose while breathing out into the ventilated car cabin.

Surviving extreme summer heat in a parked vehicle¶

In summer, a parked car is a solar oven: when the outside air is just 27 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit), the interior of a car parked in direct sun hits 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) in 20 minutes and 54+ degrees Celsius (130+ degrees Fahrenheit) in 60 minutes, causing fatal heatstroke for humans and pets (see our heat illness first aid guide).

• Never try to sleep inside a closed car during sunny daytime hours without active air conditioning. During hot days, spend your daytime hours inside air-conditioned public libraries, community cooling centers, shopping malls, or shaded public parks, and only enter your car after sunset once the asphalt cools down.
• Park on grass or dirt under tree shade, never on sun-baked blacktop asphalt: Dark asphalt parking lots absorb solar radiation all afternoon and radiate 45°C (113°F) heat upward into the bottom of your car until 2:00 AM. Choose a spot shaded by buildings or trees on the east side (so morning sun does not hit your windshield at 6:00 AM).
• Install black mesh window bug socks + rain deflectors: Buy a 12-dollar pair of stretchy black nylon mesh over-the-door car window screens (or glue black fiberglass window screen mesh to the edges of a cut-out cardboard frame) and install dark acrylic rain guard visors (wind deflectors) above your door windows. This allows you to roll two windows down 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) behind the rain guards for airflow without letting mosquitoes in or letting outsiders see the gap.
• Run a 5-volt USB clip-on fan powered by a portable USB power bank: Never run your car's dashboard blower fan on the vehicle's 12-volt starter battery all night with the engine off, it will drain your starter battery dead by morning, leaving you stranded. Instead, charge a 20,000 mAh USB power bank at a library or coffeeshop during the day and use it to run a quiet 5-volt clip-on fan aimed across your face and torso all night (it uses only ~30% of a power bank over 8 hours).

How to handle "The Knock" (Police, security guards, or hostile strangers)¶

Eventually, nearly everyone who sleeps in a vehicle hears a knock on the window at night. Your reaction depends entirely on who is outside:

Mɔxexe ɖe "Deep Vein Thrombosis" (DVT ʋu ƒe sisi) nu ne èle alɔ̃ dɔm le ʋu me¶

Mlɔƒe si woxatsa ɖe ŋgɔgbezikpui si wotsɔ gaze wɔe si wotsɔ bɔbɔ klowoe eye wò afɔwo le xɔxlɔ̃m ɖe anyigba zã sia zã hea atikewɔwɔ me dɔléle aɖe si ate ŋu ade ame ƒe agbe afɔku me si woyɔna be car-sleeper’s Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) kple Pulmonary Embolism (PE) (si ŋu ɖɔktawo srɔ̃ nu tsoe vevie le anyigbaʋuʋu siwo dzɔ le Japan kple ʋu siwo mexɔ aƒe o megbe) vɛ.

• Nusitae ʋu ƒe zikpui siwo bɔbɔ ɖe anyi nana afɔ ʋu si wua ame: Ne èmlɔ anyi ɖe ʋu ƒe ŋgɔgbezikpui dzi le tsitrenu afã la, zikpui ƒe akɔtaɖonu ƒe ŋgɔgbekpa tena ɖe wò klowo ƒe megbe (wòmia popliteal vein), esime nuheŋusẽ ƒoa ʋu nu ƒu ɖe wò nyivi siwo le ete. Le ŋkeke ʋɛ aɖewo ko me la, ʋuka me ʋu si tsi anyi la wɔa ʋuʋudedi si ate ŋu agbã eye wòazɔ mɔ ayi wò lãkusi me, si ana aklã me ʋu ƒe sisi kpata si wua ame, alo tsi ƒe ƒoƒo ƒu atraɖii nana afɔ siwo me do le la vuvu vevie (statis edema) eye ŋutigbalẽa naxɔ abi.
• Alesi woatu 100% gbadzaa 180-degree alɔ̃dɔƒe le sedan alo hatchback sue ɖesiaɖe me:
  1. Klo megbezikpui ƒe megbezikpui siwo woma 60/40 la gbadzaa ale be wò afɔwo nate ŋu ato eme ayi ɖe ʋua ƒe doa me (tsɔ wò ta ɖo ŋgɔgbe titina ƒe ʋuƒoa gbɔ eye wò afɔwo naɖo ʋua ƒe akpata me, alo nàtrɔ ɖe eŋu, esi le gbadzaa wu), eye nàtsɔ plastik-nudzraɖoƒe ƒe totes alo kakɛ siwo woxatsa la ayɔ afɔɖeɖe-ɖiɖi ƒe dometsotso si le ʋua ƒe akpata ƒe anyigba kple zikpui ƒe megbe si woxatsa dome la me ale be wò akɔta kple afɔwo namlɔ anyi 100 le alafa me le tsia dzi le dzitodzito me.
  2. Ne wò megbezikpuiwo mexatsa ɖe anyi o: Gbugbɔ ŋgɔgbezikpui la yi ŋgɔe ke (alo ɖe gavi 4 siwo lé ŋgɔgbezikpui la ɖa eye nàdzrae ɖo ne èle ʋua me ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe), ƒo plastik-nudzraɖoƒe sesẽwo nu ƒu ɖe megbexɔa ƒe afɔtiwo dzi wòasɔ kple megbezikpui ƒe zikpui ƒe akɔtaɖonu, eye nàmlɔ anyi ɖe megbezikpui la dzi le tsia dzi, alo nàmlɔ gogloƒea bucket dip of a reclined seat zã avɔ sesẽ siwo woxatsa ɖe wò akɔta te ale be wò afɔkpodziwo nakɔ ɖe dzi le wò klowo ƒe kɔkɔme alo wu nenema.
  3. Zɔ aɖabaƒoƒo 10 eye nàwɔ afɔkpodzi ƒe pɔmpi 30 ŋdi kple fiẽ ɖesiaɖe be nyitsu ƒe lãmeka ƒe pɔmpiwo nanɔ ʋuka me ʋu ʋuʋum.

Dzadzɛnyenye, dzadzɛnyenye, kple nuɖuɖu/tsi zazã nyuie le ʋu me¶

Ne èna wò ŋutɔ kple wò ʋua ƒe eme le dzadzɛ, ʋeʋẽ manɔmee, eye wòwɔa ɖoɖo ɖe eŋu la, ekpɔa wò ŋutilã ƒe lãmesẽ, wò susu ƒe bubu, kple wò dɔwɔɖui ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔwo ta:

• Na aɖuɖɔgoe alo gaze kpata nanɔ ʋua me ɣesiaɣi hena zã: Dodo le wò ʋu me le ŋdi ga 2:00 me be yeaɖe aɖuɖɔ le gbe aɖe megbe le ʋutɔɖoƒe alo dugã ƒe mɔ dzi nye mɔ si dzi kpovitɔwo akpɔ kabakaba wu eye woalé wò ɖe aɖuɖɔtoe si medze o / dutoƒonuɖuɖu ta. Dzra nugoe si ƒe nu me keke, si me mekɔ o si wotsɔa gavi ƒoa nui (abe lita 3 / ounce 100 ƒe tsi si wotsɔna klɔa nu ŋu ƒe ze ƒuƒlu si me tsi si wotsɔna klɔa nu le, si me tsi si wotsɔna kɔa tsii si keke, si me tsi mate ŋu age ɖo o, eye wòʋẽna abe adzalẽ dzadzɛ ene xoxo) kpe ɖe nyɔnuwo ƒe aɖuɖɔtoememɔ̃ (abe Shewee alo pStyle ene) alo a Gaku si ƒe kpekpeme nye lita 20 (galɔn 5) si me wotsɔ kotoku eve siwo gblẽna le nugbagbeviwo ŋu kple avuwo ƒe gbeɖuɖɔ/gel si xɔa tsi si ƒo ƒu ɖe ʋua me hena zã me nudzɔdzɔ kpatawo, eye nàkɔe ɖe eme aɖaŋutɔe le dutoƒo nugododeƒe ƒe nugododeƒe le ŋdi me.
• Tsilele kple dzadzɛnyenye ƒe tiatia siwo mexɔ asi o: Hamevinyenye vevi aɖe ɣleti sia ɣleti le dukɔa me katã ƒe kamedefefewɔƒe si wɔa dɔ gaƒoƒo 24 (zi geɖe la, dɔlar 10 va ɖo 25 ɣleti sia ɣleti) naa tsi dzodzoe tsilele, nugododeƒewo, tsinono ƒe aŋetuwo gbugbɔgade, kple elektrikmɔ̃ siwo seɖoƒe meli na o be nàxɔ ga le wò elektrikŋusẽdzraɖoƒewo. Alo, mɔzɔzɔ ƒe ablɔ siwo dzi agbatsɔʋuwo tɔ ɖo (Love’s, Pilot Flying J, TA), nutoa me modzakaɖeƒewo, dudzikpɔƒewo ƒe tsiƒuƒewo, kple aƒemanɔsitɔwo ƒe tsiƒuƒewo le ŋkeke me naa tsilele, eye le ŋkeke siwo dzi womele tsi ƒum o la, zãa kɔdzi tsilelewu siwo me ʋeʋẽ lilili mele o** (chlorhexidine alo aloe ŋutilãtutunu) (chlorhexidine alo aloe ŋutilãtutunuwo) ɖe wò mo, abɔta, akɔta, kple afɔwo dzi zã ɖesiaɖe do ŋgɔ gege ɖe wò alɔ̃kotoku me ale be ŋutilãmiwo nagaƒo ɖi wò abadzivɔwo o.
• Mègagblẽ nuɖuɖu babla siwo le ʋuʋu ɖi alo gbeɖuɖɔ si ʋẽna lilili ɖe ʋua me gbeɖe o: Mice kple sisiblisi siwo le dugã me ʋutɔɖoƒewo kple tsaɖibɔwo me ate ŋu ali tayawo eye woamimi to ʋua ƒe yadoƒe siwo didi sentimeta 1 me atsɔ aɖu nuɖuɖu kotokuwo me, eye ne èɖu to wò mɔ̃a ƒe ka si wotsɔ soya ƒoe me la, ate ŋu ana elektrikŋusẽ nagbã dɔlar 2,000. Dzra nuɖuɖu ƒuƒuwo katã ɖo (peanut butter, tortillas, oats, tuna si le gaze me kple pull tabs, trail mix) ɖe airtight rigid plastic latch-bins me, eye nàtsɔ gbeɖuɖɔwo aƒu gbe ɖe dutoƒo gbeɖuɖɔgoewo me hafi nàku ʋu ayi wò mlɔƒe zã sia zã.

Nya siwo wobiaa amewo enuenu¶

Wolé ŋku ɖe dzɔtsoƒewo ŋu¶

• United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD, United States): Safe Parking Programs best-practice toolkits and guidance for supporting individuals and families experiencing vehicular homelessness.
• Dɔlélewo Dzi Kpɔkpɔ Kple Mɔxexe Ðe Enu Dɔwɔƒe (CDC, United States) kple Dukɔa ƒe Yame ƒe Nɔnɔme Dɔwɔƒe (NWS, United States): Aɖi si tso Carbon Monoxide ƒe Mɔxexe Ðe Ʋuwo Me le Dzomeŋɔli ƒe Ahomwo Me kple dzoxɔxɔ si nu sẽ ƒe dzɔdzɔmeŋusẽŋununya le ʋu siwo wotɔ me.
• 211 Network (United Way / 211.org, United States and Canada), Shelter UK (United Kingdom), and Homelessness Australia: Emergency shelter, Safe Parking, and vehicular resident legal rights and outreach protocols.
• Journal of Cardiology and Disaster Medicine (Kumamoto Earthquake Vehicle Shelter Studies, Japan): Dɔdaƒe ƒe numekuku le Ganyawo ƒe hatsotso / Ʋu ƒe bebeƒe ƒe Dɔléle (Deep Vein Thrombosis kple Pulmonary Embolism si tsoa alɔ̃dɔdɔ le ʋu ƒe zikpui siwo wobɔbɔ me gbɔ) kple mɔxexe ɖe afɔ gbadzaa ƒe nɔnɔme nu ŋu.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, United States) and UK Highway Code / Road Traffic Act 1988: Driver fatigue rest-stop rules and "Drunk in Charge of a Motor Vehicle" / physical-control DUI statutes for sleeping occupants.

Mɔfiame siwo do ƒome kplii¶

• Van life and vehicle residence emergencies
• Agbetsitsi si me aƒe mele o kple yame ƒe nɔnɔme si gbɔ eme ƒe vovototodedeameme
• Carbon monoxide ƒe dzoxɔxɔ
• Ʋu ƒe gbagbã